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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Vestas: Powering Quality in the Supply Chain

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Product defects are one possible cause, but how can manufacturers resolve quality issues when supply chains are so complex? But the wind energy sector is highly competitive, experiences rapid innovation, and is prone to massive supply chain issues. And repairs are costly, too.

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The perfect pair? Custom-fit jeans startup challenges fast fashion mindset

GreenBiz

Canceled orders, excess stock, disrupted supply chains: The pandemic has laid bare some fundamental challenges with the way our clothes are designed, ordered, manufactured and sold — or landfilled, incinerated or sold on secondary markets. Shipping & Logistics. The perfect pair? Lauren Phipps. Mon, 08/03/2020 - 02:12.

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Upstart Hazel finds cachet for innovative sachets that extend produce shelf life

GreenBiz

In 2017, Hazel Technologies was a plucky young startup with enough scientific success to raise $800,000 in seed funding and score a $600,000 development grant from the U.S. Shipped the traditional way, the fruit was arriving with very low pressure — indicating a riper fruit, meaning the retailer had to sell the fruit quickly.

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How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy

GreenBiz

While scoopable bins are off limits in its stores, the chain is using gravity bins (the ones pictured above), which have a pull-down lever to dispense food without its having any contact with a person’s hand. In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 million tons (29.9

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Tapestry's Approach to Climate Change

3BL Media

It exacerbates natural disasters, threatens supply chains and disproportionately harms marginalized communities, contributing to socio- economic inequalities. In 2019, Tapestry set goals to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions 20% below 2017 levels and reduce Scope 3 emissions from freight shipping 20% below 2017 levels, both by 2025.

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Lenovo Boosts Sustainability Efforts at European Manufacturing Facility With Expanded Solar Power Capacity

3BL Media

At Lenovo, from our supply chain to our services, we offer customers significant support when it comes to helping reach their sustainability goals. The physical manufacturing of Lenovo solutions on site is done using the patented Low Temperature Solder (LTS) process that was developed by Lenovo in 2017.